Check Point Introduces Latest Security Gateway and Management Release Based on New Software Blade Architecture
February 24 2009 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Check
Point R70�, a major new version of its security gateway and
management solutions. Check Point R70 is based on the newly
announced Software Blade architecture that revolutionizes security
by providing new levels of flexibility, simplicity and
extensibility. Check Point R70 enables business of all sizes to
tailor their network security infrastructure to meet their exact
functional and performance needs with centralized management,
simple deployment and full extensibility.
As part of R70, Check Point is also transforming the intrusion
prevention (IPS) space by introducing a new IPS software blade. The
new IPS software blade delivers the industry�s most comprehensive
protection, new dynamic IPS management capabilities and
multi-gigabit performance unmatched by today�s IPS systems. The
flexibility of R70 allows customers to deploy Check Point�s new IPS
technologies on any R70 gateway.
�Check Point R70 brings to customers a new approach to deploying
network security, one that is flexible and extensible,� said Dr.
Dorit Dor, vice president of products at Check Point. �With this
new release, customers can benefit from the flexibility of the new
software blade architecture. In addition, R70�s ground breaking
intrusion prevention blade allows customers to deploy preemptive
and accurate protections to security gateways with deep
granularity, unparalleled threat control and the highest levels of
performance.�
Comprehensive, Modular Security
Based on Check Point�s new Software Blade architecture, Check
Point R70 provides businesses with flexible security. The Software
Blade architecture empowers businesses with the ability to select
the exact security applications or �software blades� they need,
such as firewall, virtual private network (VPN), IPS, anti-virus,
etc. from a library of over 20 software blades. New software blades
can be added without deploying new hardware, reducing deployment
times and operational costs. Furthermore, the new architecture will
allow customers to guarantee performance by allocating resources to
specific software blades.
Best threat coverage at highest performance
Check Point R70�s new IPS software blade uses a multi-tier
intrusion prevention engine to provide unrivaled threat control and
up to 10 Gbps total system performance of firewall with integrated
IPS. The IPS software blade offers complete threat coverage for
client, server and OS vulnerabilities, malware and worm infections,
etc. The increased performance of Check Point R70 means businesses
have a unique alternative to preemptively protect themselves
against all threats by deploying the IPS software blade on every
gateway.
Best Management
Check Point R70 offers customers two new security management
blades for IPS event analysis and provisioning of gateways. The IPS
event analysis blade provides the ability to focus on critical
events and functions, allowing customers to graphically view high
volumes of event data in real-time and quickly drill down from a
business view of events to a forensic level of details. The new
provisioning software blade provides centralized administration and
activation of Check Point security devices via a single management
console. The unique unified management architecture of Check Point
R70 allows administrators to manage, set policy and apply
protections across the entire security infrastructure from a single
interface.
�With the largest deployment of managed Check Point devices in
the world, VeriSign Managed Security Services believes the Check
Point R70 release allows our customers to be better informed on the
impact each new protection will have on the overall system
utilization,� said Marco Garcia, security engineer at VeriSign.
�This, together with new functionalities in Check Point's IPS
technology represents significant improvement over previous
releases, allowing VeriSign to react more quickly and efficiently
to true security events.�
Check Point R70 features and benefits include:
- Extensible Software Blade
architecture allows for quick additions of security functionality
to existing security solution, reducing deployment costs while
increasing security effectiveness
- New IPS software blade provides
complete threat coverage for client, server and OS vulnerabilities,
malware/worm infections, and more and enables up to 10 Gbps total
system performance of Firewall with integrated IPS on today�s
existing hardware configurations
- New IPS event analysis software
blade includes Timeline View, Multi-dimensional sorting and
confidence indexing to allow customers to focus on critical data in
real-time and to quickly drill down from business view to forensics
level
- Provisioning management software
blade provides centralized administration and provisioning of Check
Point security devices via a single management console for fast
deployment
Additional information on Check Point R70 can be found at:
www.checkpoint.com/products/softwareblades/intrusion-prevention-system.html.
In a related release, Check Point also announced its Software
Blade architecture, the industry�s first architecture to meet
businesses� need for total, flexible and manageable security.
Additional information on the Software Blade architecture can be
found at:
www.checkpoint.com/products/softwareblades/architecture/index.html.
�Check Point R70 represents the next wave in Internet security,
providing businesses with a modular security gateway and management
solution with unparalleled threat control and performance,�
concluded Dor.
Pricing and Availability
Check Point R70 is available immediately and can be purchased
through Check Point�s worldwide network of value-added resellers.
For information on pricing and licensing, visit
https://pricelist.checkpoint.com. To find a Check Point partner,
visit www.checkpoint.com.
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is
the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total
security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint
agent and single management architecture, customized to fit
customers� dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and
is a result of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise
firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN
markets.
Check Point�s pure focus is on information security. Through its
NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture
to protect business communications and resources, including
corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch
offices and partner extranets. The company also offers
market-leading endpoint and data security solutions with Check
Point Endpoint Security products, protecting and encrypting
sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile
computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions
protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and identity
theft. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a
network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers
include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands
of businesses and organizations of all sizes.
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